Apparatus for separating trash from washing solutions



March 23 1926. 1,577,584

c. A. MILLER, JR

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING TRASH FROM WASHING 'SOIJUTIONS Filed July 26,1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l YAJfiZier J INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS March 23 1926.

C. A. MILLER. JR APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING TRASH FROM WASHING sbLu'rIoNsFiled July 26, 1921 2 Shee tsSheet WATER 61' TRA 5 HIIIIIIIIIIIl/IIIIIIL Q SEES 1NVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 231, 1926.

CHARLES MILLER, JR,

OF BAIHBRIDGE,

FACTURING 00., OF BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

APPARATUS FOR SEPABATING TRASH FROIVI WASHING SOLUTIONS.

Application filed July 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. MILLER, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bainbridge, in the county of, Decatur and State ofGeorgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatusfor Separating Trash from Vashing Solutions; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. r V

This invention relates to apparatus for separating bottle-labels, andother trash from the bottle washing solution to the end that thesolution may again be used. The various features of novelty andinvention will appear from the detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the apparatus embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the apparatus, and

Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsectional View of the same.

Numeral 1 indicates a tank at one end of a main tank 2. Leading to thetank 1 is a conduit 3 for carrying the solution to be cleaned, andarranged within the tank 1 is a smaller tank or receptacle 18 adaptedtoreceive the waste matter separated from the washing solution by themechanism hereinafter described.

Supported across the tank 1 in suitable bearings 16 is a shaft 14 onwhich is aifixed a pair of wheels or rings 8 having spokes 12 radiatingfrom a hub 13, a set screw 15 passing through the hub for securing therings in place on the shaft. Mounted on and extending between the wheels8 is a foraminous, open-ended cylinder 10, the same being affixedthereto in any suitable manner. The perforations in the cylinder areindicated by numeral 11. The shaft has a pulley 17 affixed to one endthereof for connection with a suitable source of power.

Suspended in the tank 1 in spaced 'concentric relation to the cylinder10 is an open-ended, trough-like member 5. Each end of the said memberhas an internal ring 6 which is telescoped over the adjacent wheel 8,said ring 6 being secured to said 1921. Serial No. 487,689.

member 5 as by means of screw 7. There is thus formed an annular passage6 between said member and cylinder. The wheels 8 may be provided with aradial flange 9 disposedinwardly of the ring 6 to more effectuallyprevent trash from passing therebetween. p

Afiixed to the cylinder 10 is a radially and longitudinally extendingblade or wiper 22 adapted to extend between the ring 6 and travelthrough the annular passage 6 formed between the cylinder and the saidtrough-like member. The water borne trash in the conduit 3 impingesagainst the foram- I inous cylinder and is carried down through saidannual passage by the said blade as the cylinder rotates. On the otherside of the cylinder is mounted a hinged plate 23 which norn ally restson the cylinder but which is adapted to be swung aside as the plate andtrash forced ahead of the latter come into contact therewith.

Extending across the tank 1 is a pipe 24 having openings 25 in its lowerside whereby clean water may be sprayed on the cylinder to wash away thetrash carried up by the blade 22. The trash upon being washed from thecylinder will pass downthe outer face of the plate 23-and be received inthe perforated tank or receptacle 18 at one side of the cleaning device.

Inasmuch as the cylinder isforaminous there is nothing to hinder some ofthe liquid in the conduit 3 from passing therethrough. The liquid whichdoes pass through will pass through the open ends ofthe cylinder andwill flow into the tank 2 as will now be readily understood.

In order to prevent the hinged plate 23 from swinging outwardly too farthere may be provided a stop 23.

In operation the hinge plate 23 functions to press against cylinder 10by means of gravity pressure, and as cylinder 10 rotates the blade 22pushes the bladeup-ward and will not tend to press the trash inwardtowards cylinder 10, as the force due to gravity in this case is notsufficient to cause this effect. It is to be noted that by revolvingcylinder 10 in the ring 6, so that blade 22 touches plate 23, it causesplate 23 to move upwardly and outwardly, thereby allowing the trash andthe blade 22 to pass freely. At the same time sprays of liquid areadapted to beat at numerous points along GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO MILLERMANU- the side of both the cylinder 10 and the blade 22, thereby forcingthe trash into a basket 18, and as soon as the blade 22 passes the plate23, the plate 23 falls back against cylinder 10 by means of gravityweight only. The plate 23 cannot become overbalanced and fall away fromthe cylinder, either pushed by the sprays or otherwise, owing to a stopelement 23 which is located in such a manner that it will not permit theplate 23 to get to the dead center point or beyond. The stop 28 acts toholdthe plate 23 at a certain desired angle, so as to allow the plate 23to fall back against the cylinder 10 after blade 22 has passed by.

The receptacle 18 is supported by means of flanges 19 resting on a.transversely eX- tending shelf 20 affixed to the sides of the tank 1.One edge of the trough-like 1nember 5 is also supported on the shelf 20as shown in Fig. 3, there being provided a. bracing member 21 below theshelf at this point; the other edge of the member is supported on abracket 4 extending across the tank, see Fig. 2.

Extending over each ring 6 at the edges of the cylinder 10 is a covermember 26 secured to the framework in any suitable manner as by bolts27.

It will now be seen that I have provided a. simple and effectiveapparatus for separating the trash from the washing solution in order toenable the washing solution to be used over again. IVhen the receptacle18 becomes filled with trash, it can be readily removed and emptied.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a tank, a rotatable shaft extending thereacross, anopen-ended trough-like member suspended in the tank in concentricrelation to said shaft, an openended foraminous cylinder supported onsaid shaft in spaced relation to the sides of said member, an annularring between each end of the cylinder and said trough-like member, and awiper carried by said cylinder for travel through said annular passageto force water-carried trash therethrough, the foraminous cylinderpermitting water to pass therethrough, the water so passing throughdischarging from the open ends of the cylinder into the said tank.

2. The combination specified in claim 1, further including a hingedplate at the discharge end of the annular passage, said plate resting onthe cylinder and adapted to be moved aside by the said wiper and trashin front of the same, and a conduit for spraying water on the top of thecylinder to wash away the trash carried up by the wiper beyond saidplate.

3. In a device of the character described, a main tank, a secondary tankleading from the main tank, an open ended foraminous cylinder rotatablymounted in the secondary tank, a trash receiving receptacle at one sideof the cylinder, the foraminous cylinder permitting water to passtherethrough, and a trash blade suitably attached to the foraminouscylinder.

1. In a. device of the character described, a main tank, a secondarytank leading from the main tank, an open-ended foraminous cylinderrotatably mounted in the secondary tank, a trash receiving receptacle atone side of the cylinder, the foraminous cylinder permitting water topass therethrough, a trash blade suitably attached to the foraminouscylinder, a guide plate pivoted at a suitable point within the secondarytank having a free edge adapted to come into close relationship with thesurface of the foraminous cylinder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES A. MILLER, J

